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We talked about introduction to the Ancient Art world. How communication started much before the languages were used to express thoughts and feelings.
During this time there were no borders drawn in land to differentiate you from me. We were all living on earth trying to make sense of our surroundings and being one with nature.
Ancient Classical Art started when the earlier civilization learned about communicating through drawing. This era began as early as 1000 BC. Prehistoric Art was when images of cattle, wild animals, human hands, or other informative messages were drawn either randomly, individually or in cluster. If there were two lions seen around the area, the person would draw two lions and if there were ten cows, they would draw ten cows on a huge rock to pass on the message that this cattle is around. This is basic efficient communication. To state the hierarchy within a particular group, the figures were drawn according to sizes and distance between each other. These forms of Art was widely seen throughout Ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Palestine, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Soft Clay, Stones, Soil and Graphite was used to draw on larger surfaces of cave or rock walls. Colours had a meaning: Blue was the Nile river, yellow was the Sun, green for trees or fields. There was no sudden transition between the era. Each region enhanced their communicating skills using different shapes and forms.
Minoan Civilization in Ancient Greece were the first ones to start this manner of communication. In 1100 BC, they used ceramic and earthen materials to create functional objects like pottery, jewelry, metal vases and also paintings. Palace architecture were adorned with fresco which is using wet crushed stones or soil to paint on wet surface. These murals painted on large walls and ceilings described important messages that served the organizational and administrative needs of the society. Minoan palaces were gathering places of administration and commercial exchange, artistic production, worship and storage of agriculture.
Over time the skills of communication were improved. During Ancient Greek Art, they started creating naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body in which largely nude male figures were the main focus. They used proportionality and balance of the elements and mathematical measures to represent a reality. Some examples of Greek Art are The Pergamon Altar (180-160BC) Goddesses from the east pediment of the Parthenon (c438-432BC) God from the Sea, Zeus or Poseidon (c470BC).
Roman Art (750BC) was progression of The Greek Art. By this time, confidence in using materials and the clarity of thought was seen prominent in the sculptures, fine art paintings and decorative art.
Their urban architecture was groundbreaking, derivative, improvised and utilitarian. People realized the value of decorating houses, staircases, pillars with these sculptures. Some sculptors set themselves apart with their creativity and became well known. They were Phidias, Kresilas, Myron, Polykleitos, Callimachus, Skopas, Lysippos. Painters we Apollodorus, Zeuxis of Hera Clea, Agatharchos, Parrhasius.
This is the beginning of the transition of our precious Art History.
Next we will be talking about Medieval Art… how Art from one area of land influenced different regions and the language of expression was spread throughout Central Asia and Europe.
We talked about introduction to the Ancient Art world. How communication started much before the languages were used to express thoughts and feelings.
Prehistoric Art on cave Walls depicting hunter and number of animals
During this time there were no borders drawn in land to differentiate you from me. We were all living on earth trying to make sense of our surroundings and being one with nature.
Ancient Classical Art started when the earlier civilization learned about communicating through drawing. This era began as early as 1000 BC. Prehistoric Art was when images of cattle, wild animals, human hands, or other informative messages were drawn either randomly, individually or in cluster. If there were two lions seen around the area, the person would draw two lions and if there were ten cows, they would draw ten cows on a huge rock to pass on the message that this cattle is around. This is basic efficient communication. To state the hierarchy within a particular group, the figures were drawn according to sizes and distance between each other. These forms of Art was widely seen throughout Ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Palestine, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Soft Clay, Stones, Soil and Graphite was used to draw on larger surfaces of cave or rock walls. Colours had a meaning: Blue was the Nile river, yellow was the Sun, green for trees or fields. There was no sudden transition between the era. Each region enhanced their communicating skills using different shapes and forms.
Pergamon Altar
Minoan Civilization in Ancient Greece were the first ones to start this manner of communication. In 1100 BC, they used ceramic and earthen materials to create functional objects like pottery, jewelry, metal vases and also paintings. Palace architecture were adorned with fresco which is using wet crushed stones or soil to paint on wet surface. These murals painted on large walls and ceilings described important messages that served the organizational and administrative needs of the society. Minoan palaces were gathering places of administration and commercial exchange, artistic production, worship and storage of agriculture.
Over time the skills of communication were improved. During Ancient Greek Art, they started creating naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body in which largely nude male figures were the main focus. They used proportionality and balance of the elements and mathematical measures to represent a reality. Some examples of Greek Art are The Pergamon Altar (180-160BC) Goddesses from the east pediment of the Parthenon (c438-432BC) God from the Sea, Zeus or Poseidon (c470BC).
Greek Civilization ruins today
Roman Art (750BC) was progression of The Greek Art. By this time, confidence in using materials and the clarity of thought was seen prominent in the sculptures, fine art paintings and decorative art.
Their urban architecture was groundbreaking, derivative, improvised and utilitarian. People realized the value of decorating houses, staircases, pillars with these sculptures. Some sculptors set themselves apart with their creativity and became well known. They were Phidias, Kresilas, Myron, Polykleitos, Callimachus, Skopas, Lysippos. Painters we Apollodorus, Zeuxis of Hera Clea, Agatharchos, Parrhasius.
This is the beginning of the transition of our precious Art History.
Next we will be talking about Medieval Art… how Art from one area of land influenced different regions and the language of expression was spread throughout Central Asia and Europe.
